Environment China is a weekly bilingual podcast from the Beijing Energy Network. The show features conversations with advocates, entrepreneurs, and experts working in the environmental field in China. We are looking to learn how they do their work, what new strategies and solutions they have found, and why now is the right time for real and positive changes in China’s environmental field.

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In 2016, eight companies that had dumped untreated waste in
the Tengger Desert were sued by NGOs. China’s Supreme People’s
Court ruled that a lower court in Ningxia was liable to accept the
case, and the decision eventually resulted in an environmental
restoration bill worth about 91 million USD.

Over 600 million Chinese people live in water-stressed regions.
And perhaps nowhere are China's water challenges more acute than in
the dusty farm-town regions of Xinjiang, along China's old Silk
Road. This episode follows a 2000-year journey to hear the water
conservation story of one town, Turpan, from an ancient...

Solar panels and wind turbines are probably the first things
that come to mind when you think of solutions to climate change. A
less prominent but equally critical solution is adopting a
plant-based diet. Studies show that the meat industry contributes
15% of global carbon dioxide emissions. Our guest today,
Peggy...

About the Podcast

Environment China is a bi-weekly podcast from the Beijing Energy Network (BEN), a grassroots organization created to help understand and tackle China’s energy and environmental challenges. The podcast features conversations with advocates, entrepreneurs, and experts and aims to highlight innovative solutions for improving China’s environment. We explore how they do their work, what strategies and solutions they have found, and why now is the right time for real and positive progress for China’s environment.